22 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



discarded on account of the vile smell of the blossoms. 

 Cuttings and seed. Dry soil. 



A. glandulosa (glanded) ; hardy tree ; 20 feet ; flowers green ; 

 China ; 1751. 



ALCHEMILLA. Lady's Mantle. [Sanguisorbaceae.] Har- 

 dy perennials. Common soil. Propagated by division. 

 The species have all insignificant flowers, but a pretty 

 foliage. A. alpina, conjuncta, and sericea are the most inter- 

 esting. A. Capensis and sibbaldicefolia are greenhouse plants. 

 Some other hardy species are A.fissa and pentaphylla. 



ALDER. See ALNUS. 



ALETRIS. Colic Root. [Liliaceae.] Curious hardy peren- 

 nials, requiring a cool, moist situation and peaty soil, and to 

 be 'in a shady place. Propagated by offsets. 



A. aurea (golden-tipped) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers 

 yellow,, in July; North America; 1811. A. farinosa (mealy); 

 hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in June ; North 

 America ; 1768. 



ALISMA. Water Plantain. [Alismaceae.] Hardy water 

 plants. The plants maybe planted in the muddy soil of the 

 margins of ponds or lakes ; or potted into large pots, and the 

 pots set into water deep enough to cover them. Propagated 

 by seeds, or division of the roots. 



A. lanceolata (spear -leaved) ; hardy aquatic perennial; 18 

 inches ; flowers pinkish-white, in July; England. A. plantago 

 (plantain) ; hardy aquatic perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers blush, in 

 July; England. A. ranunculoides (ranunculus-like); hardy 

 aquatic perennial ; I foot ; flowers purplish, in August ; Britain. 

 A. trivialis ; 2 feet ; flowers white, in July ; North America ; 1816. 



ALLIUM. Garlic. [Liliaceae.] Hardy bulbs. Good 

 loamy soil. Propagated by offsets. 



A. acuminatum (sharp-pointed) ; half-hardy-bulb ; i foot ; 

 flowers white and crimson, in March; California; 1847. A. 



